The new issue of Q magazine is a guitar heroes special, starring Jack White, Edge, Jimmy Page and dozens of other six string maestros. To celebrate, here’s the 20 greatest guitar solos ever, as compiled by a straw poll in the Q office and in no particular order.
The Guitar Heroes issue of Q magazine is on sale now.
1 - Pink Floyd, Comfortably Numb (from The Wall, EMI 1979)
What do you mean you prefer the Scissor Sisters’ version? David Gilmour’s languid solo sounds sounds just as effortlessly spectacular even when coupled with nonsensical imagery from Alan Parker’s rubbish 1982 film version of The Wall.
2 - Queen - Killer Queen (from Sheer Heart Attack, EMI 1974)
Brian May’s fretwork is upstaged by Freddie Mercury’s fur coat in this old Top Of The Pops performance.
3 - Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven (from Led Zeppelin IV, Atlantic 1971 )
It is, of course, incredibly long, so let’s cut straight to Jimmy Page hammering his double-necked guitar.
Purpe haze - Jimi Hendrix
4 - Stone Roses, Love Spreads (from The Second Coming, Geffen 1994)
Talking of Jimmy Page – watch The Stone Roses’ John Squire do method Page in this US only video, which features a cameo from label-mate Beck.
5- Michael Jackson , Beat It (from Thriller, Epic 1982)
Metal fans will insist that Van Halen’s Eruption is the finest example of Eddie Van Halen’s fingerwork. Everyone else loves this.
PS. The quality is shocking but here’s Eddie playing live with Jackson.
6 - Guns & Roses , Sweet Child O’ Mine (from Appetite For Destruction, Geffen 1987)
The song, and the video, that made Slash a household name.
7- The Beatles , While My Guitar Gently Weeps (from The Beatles, Apple 1968)
George Harrison was never much of a guitar hero. Thankfully, Eric Clapton helped out with a memorable solo here.
8 - Steely Dan, Reelin In The Years (from Can’t Buy A Thrill, ABC 1972)
In the studio, session man Elliott Randall delivered what’s rumoured to be Jimmy Page’s all-time favourite guitar solo. Here’s the band on stage in the ‘70s.
9 - Muse, Knights Of Cydonia (from Black Holes And Revolutions, Warners 2006)
Matt Bellamy is on a one-man mission to keep the very notion of guitar heroism alive, cue ‘solo face, flying birds of prey and naked girls on unicorns at the appropriate moment in this video.
10 - Fleetwood Mac, Go Your Own Way (from Rumours, Warners 1977)
Lindsay Buckingham and friends on tour in 1997. There is footage of Buckingham and his gigantic afro in their ‘70s prime on Youtube but the link’s been disabled. It’s easy enough to find, though.
11 - Television , Marquee Moon (from Elektra 1977)
Television’s Tom Verlaine wanted to be John Coltrane but picked up a guitar instead of a saxophone. Here’s the reformed New York punks in Central Park last summer.
12 – Rage Against The Machine, Bullet In The Head (from Rage Against The Machine, Epic 1992)
Tom Morello rips and scratches like his guitar’s a turntable.
13 – Prince, Purple Rain (from Purple Rain, Warner 1984)
If Jimi Hendrix wore purple and high heels….
14- Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Like A Hurricane (from Live Rust, Reprise, 1979)
A triumph of punk rock noise over anything as tedious as technique, here’s Young on tour in 1978.
15 – AC/DC, Let There Be Rock (from Let There Be Rock, Atlantic 1977)
You’ll be expecting footage of Angus Young dressed as a school boy. You’d be wrong – here’s a rare outing for his choirboy get up.
16 – The Byrds, Eight Miles High (from Fifth Dimension, Columbia 1966)
The Byrds drone rock masterpiece was inspired by a trip to London, the “rain grey town” described in the track itself. This vide o is made up of footage shot by singer/guitarist Roger McGuinn on during a later trip to the capital.
17 - The Smiths, Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others (from The Queen Is Dead, Rough Trade 1986)
From the Smiths last ever show on 12 December 1986 at London’s Brixton Academy: guitarist Johnny Marr barely breaks sweat.
18 – David Bowie, Moonage Daydream (from The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars, RCA 1972)
Doesn’t Spiders’ guitarist Mick Ronson look like Spinal Tap’s David St Hubbins?
19 – Radiohead, The Bends (from The Bends, Parlophone 1995)
Johnny Greenwood drags the strings right off the fretboard during this vicious performance from Later With Jools Holland.
20 - The White Stripes, Ball And Biscuit (from Elephant, XL 2003)
An uncharacteristically flashy performance from Jack White. He should show off more regularly.
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thom yorke looks oddly johnny rottenesque in that video
Posted by Taylor Shull at 5:32 PM | 31/07/2007 | Report Abuse
AWFUL list. Beat It is a mediocre VH solo. Ice Cream Man, Push Comes to Shove, and Outta Love Again are FAR superior to anything on this list.
Posted by J.R. at 2:05 AM | 01/08/2007 | Report Abuse
Eric Clapton played the solo on the White Album "...Guitar Gently Weeps" Other than that, a so-so list.
Posted by T. Thornton at 11:01 AM | 01/08/2007 | Report Abuse
What, no "In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed" by the Allman Brothers? This list is nothing but Top 10 (or 20) crap. At least you don't include "Free Bird", that's good.
Posted by drp at 11:48 AM | 01/08/2007 | Report Abuse
...not to mention a thousand live Jerry Garcia leads I can think of.
Posted by drp at 11:51 AM | 01/08/2007 | Report Abuse
"Watermelon In Easter Hay" by Zappa.
Posted by drp at 11:52 AM | 01/08/2007 | Report Abuse
That is a poor list. Listen to Hendrix (Machine Gun live), Jeff Beck (eg Rock My Plimsoul), Zappa (eg Filthy Habits 'live '88) or Jimmy Page (Walter's Walk or Whole Lotta Love, not Stairway to Heaven)
Posted by Tony F at 12:39 PM | 01/08/2007 | Report Abuse
That is a poor list. Listen to Hendrix (Machine Gun live), Jeff Beck (eg Rock My Plimsoul), Zappa (eg Filthy Habits 'live '88) or Jimmy Page (Walter's Walk or Whole Lotta Love, not Stairway to Heaven)
Posted by Tony F at 12:39 PM | 01/08/2007 | Report Abuse
Left out the greats (except Stairway - Page & While My Guitar Gently Weeps - Clapton). Where's Jeff Beck!!!!! Where's Santana!!! HENDRIX?!!! & there are better examples of Page than Stairway.
Also, much as I hate the lyrics of Freebird, & have heard it so wayyyyy too much, the guitar solo there is really incredible.
NOT a very good list at all.
Posted by Teleri at 1:12 PM | 01/08/2007 | Report Abuse
The author of this list shows no knowledge of guitar or music, just some enthusiasm for mostly disposable commericial rock. For starters, few of these players would be capable of keeping up for even a few bars with Charlie Christian, Les Paul, Pat Metheny, Joe Morris or dozens of other brilliant jazz guitarists. Another example of myopic rock narcissism.
Posted by gary keenan at 3:15 PM | 01/08/2007 | Report Abuse
Duane Allman played guitar, I think.
Posted by Spence at 4:14 PM | 01/08/2007 | Report Abuse
Moronic List as most, if not all, lists like this are. It's all according to opinion, but the omission of "Jessica" by the Allman Brothers, "Freebird" by Skynyrd and "Hotel California" by Eagles as just a few examples of why lists like this are futile.
Posted by Glenn at 4:29 PM | 01/08/2007 | Report Abuse
A list of great gutar solos without Clapton, Santana, and Hendrix isn't credible. I'd even like to see Bruce Springsteen, Joni Mitchell, and Bob Dylan on the list.
Posted by Velma at 6:54 PM | 01/08/2007 | Report Abuse
There is no mention of the parameters of this list but since there is no Robert Johnson, Jimi Hendrix, BB King, Robbie Robertson, Steve Cropper, T-Bone Walker, Charlie Christian, Buddy Holly, Keith Richards or Django Reinhardt, and since Fleetwood Mac is represented by Lindsay Buckingham and not Peter Green, I can only suppose that this is a list of guitar-heavy pop for the casual, uninformed listener and has no relevance to jazz, blues, rock & roll, R&B, soul etc. Such endeavors are designed to provoke but I don't think I have ever seen such a lame, musically hollow list as this one. A record of sorts, I suppose.
Posted by Matthew Zuckerman at 7:32 PM | 01/08/2007 | Report Abuse
Satriani,Vai,Lifeson,Blackmore, Wylde Rhodesmissing and poor May and EVH choices make this poll a joke what makes it hilarious though is a top twenty guitar solo poll with an entry from the Smiths.
Posted by Artie Fufkin at 8:13 PM | 01/08/2007 | Report Abuse
estan cagados si creen q esos son los 20 mejores solos,que revista tan cula
Posted by christian at 8:56 PM | 01/08/2007 | Report Abuse
Where is Jimi Hendrix? This is not a list of greatest solos at all, its somebody's list of favorite artists. Those at the "Q office" need to listen to music once in while. They have neglected the greatest guitarists of all time: Eric Clapton, Robert Johnson, Michael Bloomfield, Robbie Robertson, Johnny Winter, and of course Jimi. I hope no one takes this embarassment seriously. Listen to the Star Spangled Banner or The Paul Butterfield Blues Band and then make a list. As it is, this list is pathetically naive and actually angering to anyone who knows anything about the guitar, its history, and the legends it has created.
Posted by Sam at 10:40 PM | 01/08/2007 | Report Abuse
Great and interesting list. It's fun to have guitar solos included that one doesn't usually see in such lists. As for the exclusion of such standards as "Free Bird," "Hotel California," Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn -- Of course one EXPECTS these, but it is a list pooled from diverse opinions not a scientific inquiry. Fun to watch the selections from Youtube also. Bravo!
Posted by Katie Storm at 1:30 AM | 02/08/2007 | Report Abuse
Wow, what a truly miserable list. I'm a big Queen fan, but that's a mediocre Brian May solo at best. For one of the best solos ever, check out Dire Straits' Sultans of Swing live in Sydney 86. Ridiculous.
Posted by Ray at 2:04 AM | 02/08/2007 | Report Abuse
What about Ritchie Blackmore, Rory Gallagher, Gary Moore, Robbo of Thin Lizzy? Television? Gimme a break!
Posted by Comy at 5:25 AM | 02/08/2007 | Report Abuse
Where's J Mascis??
Posted by Degen at 12:20 PM | 02/08/2007 | Report Abuse
All lists are finite. Way too many great guitarists to include them all. Like the diversity but some things included are....not worthy!Van Halen'solo on Beat It? You must be kidding. White Stripes? I don't think so. Good to see inclusion of Television,Smiths,Radiohead,Neil,McGuinn and yes, Lindsay Buckngham's best work.
Posted by Russ at 6:51 PM | 02/08/2007 | Report Abuse
Richie Sambora can rip it up as good as anyone on that list, most under-rated guitar player due to the stigma attached to bon jovi. Live a little
Posted by Paul at 8:47 PM | 02/08/2007 | Report Abuse
what in the hell IS this list?! this is the most retarted list i've ever seen! ur telling me that white stripes song has a better solo than free bird? or any metalica song for that matter. wat the hell. these people need to pull their head out of there ass. must be a british magazine.
Posted by Mil3s at 10:36 PM | 02/08/2007 | Report Abuse
This is the MOST poser list EVER!
Could you please include any song that not overwelmed us in the radios?
Starway to heaven and sweet chil o' mine was a joke!
Beat it! was a bad joke!
Posted by Thicomth at 1:30 AM | 03/08/2007 | Report Abuse
Jack White's performance is last but definitely not least in this line-up. Great thing about Jack is that he'd regularly turning in solos 'for your consideration' and certainly has put the frighteners on the old guard. I mean Prince has been going around like nobody can kick his ass whereas you get the feeling Jimmy's going 'That's m'boy!' :-) Anywhere, whoever, watch out...Jack's back!
Posted by Michael K at 11:46 AM | 03/08/2007 | Report Abuse
Where is Jimmi Hendrix,??? He has a lot of greates solos...
And Metallica...
This list is very laborious
Posted by AS at 1:00 PM | 03/08/2007 | Report Abuse
Page pisses on everyone in this list..!
Posted by Smith in Denver at 3:41 PM | 03/08/2007 | Report Abuse
"One" by Metallica was voted no1 guitar solo of all time a few years back...
Listen to it and hear why.
Kirk Hammett, Sir, I salute you.
Posted by gdm77 at 6:21 PM | 03/08/2007 | Report Abuse
Wow what a completley terrible list. I'm glad to see Jack White get some much deserved credit, and I agree Jimmy Page deserves his place on this list, but the majority of your other choices are very poor. How can you have a list of great guitar solos and have no inclusion of Hendrix, Clapton, Richards or Townsend?? Come on Q, sort it out.
Posted by Charley at 8:35 PM | 03/08/2007 | Report Abuse
Where are Mark Knopfler´s Sultans of Swing ???!!
Posted by Danny at 8:36 PM | 03/08/2007 | Report Abuse
Very disappointing. The wrong version of Fleetwood Mac for starters, Michael Jackson for childs sake, White Stripes -surely not. Where is Frank? and Santana, or Kossoff, or Eric or Jimi (gulp!). and heavens above there's no Walter either. Shambles
Posted by Graham Brewis at 9:07 PM | 03/08/2007 | Report Abuse
Very disappointing. The wrong version of Fleetwood Mac for starters, Michael Jackson for childs sake, White Stripes -surely not. Where is Frank? and Santana, or Kossoff, or Eric or Jimi (gulp!). and heavens above there's no Walter either. Shambles
Posted by Graham Brewis at 9:07 PM | 03/08/2007 | Report Abuse
Very disappointing. The wrong version of Fleetwood Mac for starters, Michael Jackson for childs sake, White Stripes -surely not. Where is Frank? and Santana, or Kossoff, or Eric or Jimi (gulp!). and heavens above there's no Walter either. Shambles
Posted by Graham Brewis at 9:07 PM | 03/08/2007 | Report Abuse
Very disappointing. The wrong version of Fleetwood Mac for starters, Michael Jackson for childs sake, White Stripes -surely not. Where is Frank? and Santana, or Kossoff, or Eric or Jimi (gulp!). and heavens above there's no Walter either. Shambles
Posted by Graham Brewis at 9:07 PM | 03/08/2007 | Report Abuse
Very disappointing. The wrong version of Fleetwood Mac for starters, Michael Jackson for childs sake, White Stripes -surely not. Where is Frank? and Santana, or Kossoff, or Eric or Jimi (gulp!). and heavens above there's no Walter either. Shambles
Posted by Graham Brewis at 9:07 PM | 03/08/2007 | Report Abuse
No Jimi or Beck or Duane????? Surely you can't forget them!!!!
Posted by jeff mckinney at 1:51 AM | 04/08/2007 | Report Abuse
I'd love to meet the people who made this list and shake them by the hand for giving me the best laugh in a long time. How could they leave out the greatest names like clapton, hendrix, knopfler, bb king etc. If I was as crap at my job as these supposedly music journalists I would expect to be sacked. Bow your ridiculous little heads in shame Q mag
Posted by anders19 at 1:59 PM | 04/08/2007 | Report Abuse
How can Eric Clapton not be on this list?
Posted by j clark at 7:59 PM | 04/08/2007 | Report Abuse
Where is Gonzo of the German Band "Böhse Onkelz"??
Posted by Küsters at 8:22 PM | 04/08/2007 | Report Abuse
Your previous posters have missed the point. This is a list of Solos, not soloists. The videos shown are not those that neccessarily made them famous. I've heard a lot of Hendrix, The greatest guitarist but none of his solos stand out! We can all choose better riffs done by the artists but are they well known?
Posted by Dave Seale at 11:17 PM | 04/08/2007 | Report Abuse
Worst list.... EVER!
Posted by McQuestion at 1:10 AM | 06/08/2007 | Report Abuse
Finaly, David Gilmour is recognized as a great guitar player, MY HERO!!
Thanks Qmusic!!
Homer from Belgium
Posted by Homer at 10:50 AM | 06/08/2007 | Report Abuse
Finaly, David Gilmour is recognized as a great guitar player, MY HERO!!
Thanks Qmusic!!
Homer from Belgium
Posted by Homer at 10:50 AM | 06/08/2007 | Report Abuse
Fianly, David Gilmour gets recognized as a great guitar player. MY HERO!! Thakns Qmusic!! Homer from Belgium
Posted by Homer at 10:58 AM | 06/08/2007 | Report Abuse
so the top 20 guitar tracks includes a track by micheal jackson,so who played guitar on it then cos it wasnt him.delete this immediately and replace with bullet the blue sky from u2
Posted by silla at 11:20 AM | 06/08/2007 | Report Abuse
Oh dear,no Michael Schenker"rock bottom,love to love",no Brian Roberston"Don't Believe a Word,Still in love with you",NO JIMI! FrankZappa,Donald Roeser,Rory Gallagher,Eric,Leslie West,Paul Kossoff,Keith Richards,Pete Townsend,Carlos Santana,Jerry Cantrell and Tommy Bolin,oh well.... any of you checked out a song called "Rocco"by Death In Vegas featuring Anthony Anderson on guitar,beats them all I think ...but then thats my opinion!
Posted by Andrew at 10:02 PM | 06/08/2007 | Report Abuse
Gr8 List! Especially Steely Dan "Reeling in the Years" and "Comfortably Numb" by Pink Floyd. Good to see the rote,montononous pentatonic scales by numbers via 5ths boring "Hotel Califonia" Eagles not included One minor pedantic point its of course not George Harrison producing the great guitar solo on While My Guitar Gently Weeps but the mighty Eric Clapton. Cheers.
Posted by Martin Wilkart at 1:20 AM | 07/08/2007 | Report Abuse
Thanks for the laugh. No really...
Posted by Jason at 1:58 AM | 07/08/2007 | Report Abuse
Jesus!!!
What a shame!
The guitar solo of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" in the white album features ERIC CLAPTON !!! How old is the journalist that put this list together? 12?
Posted by Marcos Ambrosano at 2:30 AM | 07/08/2007 | Report Abuse
Perfect selection. Michael Jackson's "beat it" solo is incredible.
Posted by Max at 12:10 PM | 07/08/2007 | Report Abuse
Perfect selection. Michael Jackson's "beat it" solo is incredible.
Posted by Max at 12:10 PM | 07/08/2007 | Report Abuse
Rock on MUSE! Knights of Cydoniahas one of the best guitar riffs ever, and played live is awesome!!!
Posted by Adam Chester at 1:19 PM | 07/08/2007 | Report Abuse
You simply cannot do a guitar list of any kind (solo, skill, most memorable, whatever) and exclude the greatest guitar player of all time - Hendrix. I like the list...but this is a glaring omission. He's the one who inspired all this guitar greatness!
Posted by Marilyn Russell at 2:42 PM | 07/08/2007 | Report Abuse
Well at the end of the day, people only buy music magazines so that they can let some dim witted 'music journalist' or as i like to call them commercial agenda setters, tell them what to think about music rather than let people make up their own minds...never read reviews, never give in to these moronic lists, never buy a music magazine... and always remember that YOUR RIGHT! YOUR RIGHT! YOUR RIGHT!....in fact this bloody list is just a con to get people annoyed and posting on their site....aargh ive been snared by the beast....
Posted by Lampsey at 4:26 PM | 07/08/2007 | Report Abuse
crossroads by cream. clapton is god.
Posted by peeters at 12:16 AM | 08/08/2007 | Report Abuse
Hm. I would have put Bohemian Rhapsody as the best solo, and Killer Queen, although a classic pop song, does not include Brian May's best Guitar work (Dead On Time, Father To Son, WWRY Solo, TIE YOUR MOTHER DOWN), yet i do agree Comfortably Numb is a stunning solo, but i also love the two solos during Money and all of Shine On. I do agree that any list of the best guitar solos without a mention of Hendrix or Santana is seriously pointless. What are the Stone Roses and the Smiths doing here?! Who compiled this!!
Posted by XO at 1:08 AM | 08/08/2007 | Report Abuse
Awful, awful list. Where's Hendrix? Vodoo Chid (Slight Return) has got to be one of his gretest guitar solos ever. And Michael Jackson? This is a joke right?
Posted by Josh at 5:45 PM | 08/08/2007 | Report Abuse
Having just watched Hi-Fidelity last night for about the 50th time, i am inclined to say i'm seeing a lot of musical snobbery here. The list is, i agree, not the best i've seen, and we can all agree that many of the greatest soloists have been missed, but this is a list of solos not soloists, and its just one man's opinion. give him a break for being too naive to notice that some pieces of perfection should never be messed with. obviously you can't have Eruption and Star-Spangled Banner in the same list, they're too similar, but how one of them slipped the net i'll never know. As for The Stone Roses, i think that the entry should have been Good Times. not only a great rock'n'roll song, but the whole bloomin' thing is a guitar solo, excellently written, and which took me 2 months to fully master as a kid of 13.
Posted by thatgingerfella at 11:04 AM | 09/08/2007 | Report Abuse
Where's Joey Santiago from the Pixies??? Vamos should have been in this list....
Posted by Sophie at 7:10 PM | 09/08/2007 | Report Abuse
I love Neil Young ! Neil Young thinks he is a great guitarist ! Anybody that puts Neil Young on a Top Twenty 20 List Of The greatest guitar solos is from another planet ! I am also guessing the writer of the article is very young ? There once was a band named Fleetwood Mac ? They had a guitarist named Peter Green ? Lindsey Buckingham is talented, but not Peter Green ! Please listen to an instrumental titled, " ALBATROSS " ?
Posted by DANIEL SCHLAFER at 4:03 AM | 10/08/2007 | Report Abuse
start choppin' by dinosaur jr
Posted by Jupiter Jones at 5:46 PM | 12/08/2007 | Report Abuse
Shocking !
No Jimmy Hendrix in there?
No Blues Legends?
How can the Top 20 not include any of this?
How about one the greatest classics - Hotel California?
bah humbug
Posted by Sohrab at 1:31 PM | 13/08/2007 | Report Abuse
If Hocus Pocus (Jan Ackermann) isn't at least somewhere on the list, the author(s) are simply uninformed useful idiots.
Posted by Brian at 3:43 AM | 14/08/2007 | Report Abuse
Q magazine = terrible. Dont bother making lists like this if you dont have a ******* clue what you are talking about. White Stripes solos? WOW! Even know who players like Zakk Wylde or Steve Vai are? Lists like these make me despair. What a terribly uninformed, poor excuse for a music magazine
Posted by Craig at 5:25 PM | 16/08/2007 | Report Abuse
Some of the artists listed are shite!!
Here are a couple more not very well known
players: "Eric Johnson", "Robin Trower"
"Frank Marino" "Neal Schon" "Billy Gibbons"
"Eddie Van Halen" must admit i didn't think
anyone would recognize these players 'r u kidding?
Posted by peter crispp at 12:11 PM | 21/08/2007 | Report Abuse
Pretty much Spot on really. David Gilmour at Number 1 which is where I expect him to be. Great to see Neil Young's 'Like a Hurricane' in there,my favourite guitar Solo of all time that is! Wish it had been higher up but at least it got on the list.
Posted by Colin Bell at 11:39 PM | 23/08/2007 | Report Abuse
And where is Hotel California?
Posted by krisztian at 10:16 PM | 27/08/2007 | Report Abuse
David Gilmour at the top!
Yes he probably should be at the top....
But have these journalists heard of 'Eric Clapton'? 'Jimi Hendrix'?
God knows there are too many great guitar solos to even attempt a list like this...its down to personal taste as much as anything else...
But how in hell can they say that George Harrison 'was never much of a guitar hero' ?
You pricks!!!! Have you even heard of 'The Beatles' ?
What about Steve Howe?
Django Reindhart?
Julian Bream?
Lynyrd Skynrd?
The Eagles?
Thin Lizzy?
Iron Maiden?
Metallica?
You just have'nt got a clue!!!!!!
Posted by andy maratty at 11:10 PM | 28/08/2007 | Report Abuse
Glad to see David Gilmour recognized, but if asked he would surely include Richard Thompson. How about most everything Richard Thompson has done.
Posted by John Taft at 6:37 AM | 03/09/2007 | Report Abuse
what???? no Knopfler? easily beats most of these hacks, cmon now! Sultans of Swing live, cmon now!!!
Posted by bla bla at 1:40 AM | 06/09/2007 | Report Abuse
Is that someones personal The 20 Greatest Guitar Solos ??
I think the best is
Time - Pink Floyd
or
Symphatie for the Devil live from the album Get Yer Ya Ya`s Out - Stones
Posted by Guitarman at 5:29 PM | 17/09/2007 | Report Abuse
You're overlooking the obvious. Greatest guitar solo should be related to its difficulty to play and total display of talent as well as creativity, not popularity of the band or song itself. get a Kiss Alive II CD and listen to the finale guitar solo by Ace Frehley in "Shock Me"!! Eddie Van Halen's solo in You Really Got Me!! Hendricks, Frampton, Randy Rhodes from Ozzy Osbourne, Hotel California, Joe Perry (Aerosmith), Hendricks.
Posted by Ricco at 5:06 PM | 23/09/2007 | Report Abuse
good i think comfortably numb needed to win 1st haha thats definitly the best solo of all times..david gilmour rocks..not so sure killer queen shoulda gotten 2nd but watever haha
Posted by Blimp at 7:55 AM | 26/09/2007 | Report Abuse
achei uma ótima escolha e fico impressionado sempre que escuto o solo maravilhoso do guilmour, na música do floyd.
Posted by victor hannover at 7:56 PM | 28/09/2007 | Report Abuse
aliás não é surpresa a performance do gilmour em solos como o de "mather", do disco "the wall". Com relação ao Eric Clapton no solo da música dos beatles, é mais uma maravilha. a revista está de parabéns. beijos do Brasil.
Posted by victor hannover at 7:59 PM | 28/09/2007 | Report Abuse
Aqui no Brasil, o guitarrista Cristiano Pinho manda um solo inesquecível, na música 'Asa partida", do cantor Raimundo Fagner. Na versão gravada no estúdio em 1976, o guitarrista brasileiro Robertinho do Recife manda bem um belo solo. Já na versão gravada ao vivo, em Fortaleza, no Brasil, no ano 2000, o Guitarrista Brasileiro Cristiano Pinho, inspirado, mandou um solo inesquecível, na música "Asa partida" registrado no disco "Raimundo Fagner ao vivo". Pra quem gosta de pesquisar solos de guitarra, é bom ouvir esta performance marcante.....
Posted by victor hannover at 8:05 PM | 28/09/2007 | Report Abuse
Best guitar solos? Where's 'Leaning on a Lamp Post' by George Formby? ok it's a mandolin but he does a bit of a solo....shakes head, wanders off for strong cup of tea...
Posted by PeteD at 12:33 AM | 02/10/2007 | Report Abuse
in fact it might just be a Ukuele...
Posted by PeteD at 12:35 AM | 02/10/2007 | Report Abuse
In fact if Radiohead reworked their glum songs in a George Formby stylee, I might just start to like them...I can see it now 'I ask me self, I do, I ask me self I do...''
Posted by PeteD at 12:51 AM | 02/10/2007 | Report Abuse
Eddie Van Halen’s guitar solo in beat it kicked ass!
Posted by maria at 10:48 PM | 07/10/2007 | Report Abuse
I hate guitar solos. Quite like Chuck Berry mind...
Posted by Paul Handyside at 12:52 PM | 09/10/2007 | Report Abuse
Is the guitar simply an instrument for the "rock/punk" genre? or did Leo Kottke and Segovia whip out some brilliant licks? And nothing of Duane Allman at the Fillmore East, pick any song from that concert to represent.
Posted by Matthew Schinker at 2:15 AM | 17/10/2007 | Report Abuse
For the LOve of God -- What is this guy? Out surfing with Aliens?
Posted by J-mann at 2:59 PM | 02/11/2007 | Report Abuse
where is Cliffs of Dover?
Posted by matt at 9:07 AM | 05/12/2007 | Report Abuse
Listen to
'The Ikon'
by Todd Rundgren
Posted by bob at 5:51 PM | 10/12/2007 | Report Abuse
Can't believe White Stripes makes it in but Hendrix and Lynyrd Skynyrd don't! All Along the Watchtower and Freebird anyone??
Posted by Louise at 10:59 AM | 11/12/2007 | Report Abuse
mate this list is weak as piss how bout the angels-shadow boxer deep purple-highway star and by far my favourite ACDC - SHAKE A LEG F****** AWESOME WHAT A LEGEND and judas priest - painkiller ironmaiden - the number of the beast
Posted by chris at 6:08 AM | 27/12/2007 | Report Abuse
Eddie Hazel became a legend with his guitar solo in Maggot Brain by Funkadelic. Hands down, one of the best guitar solos EVER.
Posted by Timi at 3:18 AM | 29/12/2007 | Report Abuse
Are you joking this list is horible you are totaly forgetting Metallica's One, Fade to Black. Also Eric Claptonm should be higher on the list. The White Strips are in no way shape or form better then Hendrix Skynyrd Metallica Iron Maiden or Pink Floyd why are they even on the list??? Come on Dont wrie the list if you dont knwo what you are doing or realy guitarst well be hell pissed like I am to be so insulted by crappy list like this 1
Posted by kevin at 9:37 PM | 08/01/2008 | Report Abuse
Am I the only person who's heard Crossroads and Steppin' Out by Cream?
The musical taste of whoever drew this list up is hilariously bad.
Posted by Steven at 1:46 PM | 12/01/2008 | Report Abuse
Every top solo list I've ever seen is terribly flawed. Actually thought this one was thoughtful in certain respects, tho still flawed like most others. And I must disagree with posters about 'Beat It'; it is arguably EVH's best solo--certainly his best compositionally, yet still fiery and flashy.
Posted by mike gibson at 6:01 PM | 25/01/2008 | Report Abuse
Hello i put the video of "Beat it" on youtube .in this sites chek many clicks thanks..but .I think that are other guitar solos better . i dont like your 20 greatest guitar solos.
why dont have Yngwie malsmteen,Randy rhoads,Steve vai,Joe satriani,Jason Becker,
Why ?? i thnk Eddie van halen is the best =P
Posted by t4v1nh0 at 7:36 AM | 27/01/2008 | Report Abuse
u could go on forever as it seems ppl do about classical guitarists like satriani being left out but im delighted u included matt bellamy in this list.although id pick the citizen erzed or hysteria solo) but its not just about playing scales for ages that makes a gr8 solo, knights of cydonia is such a simple but amazing solo.glad muse got a mention
Posted by Will McCormick at 10:40 PM | 27/01/2008 | Report Abuse
Anyone who knows music will instantly realize what a truly pathetic list this is! the best of the best are - Uncle Roy Buchanan, Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, Jimmy Page, Richie Blackmore, Yngwie Malmsteen, Randy Rhoads. The BEST SOLO? "Lonely Is The Word" from Heaven and Hell! Listen!!
Posted by Alan Norian at 2:02 AM | 13/02/2008 | Report Abuse
FU*K OF*.......WHERE IS METALLICA - ONE???????????????
Posted by tahir at 10:45 AM | 24/02/2008 | Report Abuse
Typical Q: they cater to the masses, and if an album doesn't appear in the top 50 they ignore it. Same with this list - a terrible magazine and a diabolical list. They've probably never heard of Umphrey's Mcgee, Moe., Porcupine Tree, Ozric Tentacles.
Posted by cgldsmth at 11:15 AM | 24/02/2008 | Report Abuse
DOES ANYONE HERE EVEN KNOW THE MEANING OF "SOLO"?
SOLO:
1. any performance, as a dance, by one person: I'll be ready for my first solo next week.
2. a person who works, acts, or performs alone: He used to sing with a quartet, but now he's a solo.
3. performed alone; not combined with other parts of equal importance; not concerted.
4. alone; without a companion or partner: a solo flight.
5. on one's own; alone or unaccompanied: After six lessons he was flying solo.
Posted by KENNY at 2:31 PM | 24/02/2008 | Report Abuse
eruption by van halen sould be up here
listen to that song and tell me it should definetly be on there
Posted by leroy at 11:57 PM | 24/03/2008 | Report Abuse
Guitar solo's are breaks in the song's melody done by one instrumentalist. For instance, a drum solo that goes on and on so the lead singer can light up a smoke or take a leak. Guitar solo's are an opportunity to show off the lead guitarists chops. Although I do agree that Gilmours solo is in the top 5, one can not have a list like this without including Mick Taylor's lead solo in "SWAY", 1:10 of up your arse, string bending nirvana. No. 1 in my book. And lets not forget John Cippollina's 1:03 of "live" excellence on "Fresh Air" from the "Last Days of the Fillmore". Have a hit, have a listen, I'm sure you'll agree. "It's just that demon life thats got you in its sway".
Posted by Butch Cavendish at 10:06 AM | 13/04/2008 | Report Abuse
Omg wat noobards i am guessing Hotel California should atleast get a mention on the list and black magic women (santana) there are so many songs you left out :D
Posted by h3LLz_ang3L at 1:01 PM | 26/04/2008 | Report Abuse
who made this list,dave grohl should of been near the top of this!loads of great artists are missed off.
Posted by amie at 9:18 PM | 04/05/2008 | Report Abuse
Where is george harrison's cheer down and the live in japan album as a whole.
Posted by Gautam bora at 8:09 PM | 09/05/2008 | Report Abuse
You will never get two people to agree on the 20 best guitar players let alone the 20 best guitar solo's. But to make a statement George Harrison was not a guitar hero-well just ask you guitar hero's who their hero's are and Mr. Harrison will be on many a lists.
Posted by charles c. diggett at 5:28 PM | 21/05/2008 | Report Abuse
I agree with most people that things like Hendrix and Freebird and all the other classics and some of the earlier often forgotten musicians like Robert Johnson need to be included.
Some of the choices there are great lik Comfortably Numb, While My Guitar Gently Weeps (often overrated as a whole masterpiece and underrated as a guitar solo) and Knights Of Cydonia. Great to see Mick Ronson get some love too even though I don't think thats his best work at all.
My big problem is the omission here, like everywhere else in this musically uneducated world, of some of the genius works of ROBERT FRIPP, STEVE HOWE and STEVE HACKETT (Firth Of Fifth/Ripples, The Musical Box and Dancing With The Moonlit Knight...).
Listen to things like 21st Century Schizoid Man and Cirkus (not a solo but wow that acoustic), Sailor's Tale and his solos on Bowie's Scary Monsters, and his very often underrated solo acoustic pieces, and tell me he isnt disturbingly amazing.
Posted by Hosford at 6:29 AM | 14/07/2008 | Report Abuse
The headline comment on "Beat It" leads me to believe this guys not a metal fan. That's fine. But that's still no excuse to not even mention Kirk Hammett.
Posted by Andy at 1:30 AM | 02/08/2008 | Report Abuse
Cathartik by The Tea Party has one of the best guitar solos ever!!!
Posted by chris at 1:40 PM | 27/08/2008 | Report Abuse
yeah, matthew bellamy the first 21th century guitar genius..muhahahaha..LONGP LIVE MUSE
Posted by muse at 10:37 PM | 05/10/2008 | Report Abuse
This is a pathetic list. No hendrix, beck, santana, anything anybody else said. But what suprises me the most, and what is to me the best guitar solo ever, is eruption by VAN HALEN.
Posted by dak attak at 10:09 PM | 16/10/2008 | Report Abuse
i cant believe bohemian rahpsosdy isnt on here!!!
who made this list some i agree with but some of this is stupid.
Posted by kirstie at 1:13 PM | 09/11/2008 | Report Abuse
i cant believe bohemian rahpsosdy isnt on here!!!
who made this list some i agree with but some of this is stupid.
Posted by kirstie at 1:13 PM | 09/11/2008 | Report Abuse
George Harrison "not much of a guitar hero"??
Compared to what and to whom? The live guitar solo on "My Guitar Gently Weeps" you ascribe to Eric Clapton was IN FACT both Clapton AND George Harrison's, and Clapton's (on gibson hollow-body) came off rather discursive and weak when contrasted to Harrison's cutting, terse, and full-bodied responses (on white strat).
" Can't Buy Me Love," "Til There Was You,""And I Love Her," "And Your Bird Can Sing," "Dear Prudence," "Yer Blues" (last solo following Lennon's blunderbuss and the buried lead track), "Savoy Truffle," "Hey Bulldog," "Old Brown Shoe," "SOMETHING," "She's So Heavy" (intro solo on both the Abbey Road track and Alvin Lee's version), "My Sweet Lord," "Wah, Wah," "Back Off Bugaloo," to name but a few, show Harrison's range, wit, and style, not to mention his trademark slide guitar playing.
Or perhaps you didn't read Jimmy Page's and Jeff Beck's praise of him in their joint interview in Guitar Player a number of years ago?
And indeed, ANY "best guitar solo" list that does not include the Jazz greats---e.g., Charlie Christian, Django Reinhadt, Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, Barney Kessel, Herb Ellis, George Van Epps, not mention Chet Atkins and Les Paul ("Chester and Lester") is the work of someone who knows all too little of what guitar playing really requires. NO rock guitarist's vocabulary approaches the harmonic sophistication of the Be Bop masters and their antecedents.
Please give us a break--and an informed accounting as to who and what entails a great guitarist and a great guitar solo.
Posted by hommedeguitar at 12:43 AM | 11/11/2008 | Report Abuse
and mark knopfler_sultans of swing
Posted by jimmy at 9:14 PM | 11/11/2008 | Report Abuse
Thank Q for compiling this list and allowing many fans to voice their guitar tastes. Mine stays with neil taylor's solo in Tears for fears' "Everybody wants to rule the world"
Posted by chuck at 2:50 AM | 02/01/2009 | Report Abuse
Ummm, what about Joe Satriani - Crushing Day or maybe Circles?? Steve Vai - For the love of God, Van Halen - Eruption...
These lists never cease to amaze as to who gets selected, and who gets left out! Nothing but a load of crap
Posted by Jimmy at 10:58 AM | 29/01/2009 | Report Abuse
Amazing how bad this list is. Proof is in the Slash. Any list that includes him over the myriad of better players should immediately be discounted. You say this is his best work? I say every composition and every solo on Extreme III Sides to Every Story is superior in every way... and that's just one of Slash's contemporaries who wipes the floor with him.
Posted by Ashley at 4:51 PM | 30/01/2009 | Report Abuse
Mens is guitar solo not instrumental songs Satch Timmons Vai are instr but where Hendrix songs¿¿?¿? Voodoo Child Purple Hazard... where SRV Texas Flood ?¿? Zappa ', this solos are better that white stripes?¿¿? radiohead?¿¿?
Posted by Bluesman at 10:11 PM | 15/02/2009 | Report Abuse
Mens is guitar solo not instrumental songs Satch Timmons Vai are instr but where Hendrix songs¿¿?¿? Voodoo Child Purple Hazard... where SRV Texas Flood ?¿? Zappa ', this solos are better that white stripes?¿¿? radiohead?¿¿?
Posted by Bluesman at 10:12 PM | 15/02/2009 | Report Abuse
Where's eruption by eddie and train kept a rollin by aerosmith? Listen to those and tell me if they shouldn't be on this top 20 solos!
Posted by Skapes at 1:26 PM | 24/03/2009 | Report Abuse
What idiot made this list
Wheres Jimi Hendrix All Along The Watch Tower, Machine Gun, Voodoo Child
Wheres SRV Texas Flood, Pride and Joy
Derek and The Dominoes Layla
Funkadelic Maggot Brain
Pink Floyd Shine on you crazy diamond
and for gods sake wjere the hell is Crossroads by Cream
Posted by Mandeep at 8:11 PM | 02/04/2009 | Report Abuse
Where's "Sultans of Swing"???
Posted by MMoore at 2:26 AM | 05/04/2009 | Report Abuse
hey! What about Hotel California by the eagles?
Posted by Jimi Hendrix's fan at 4:05 PM | 05/04/2009 | Report Abuse
TERRIBLE! I was angry at first because Free Bird wasn't number 1, so imagine my shock when i see that FREE BIRD ISN"T EVEN ON THERE! I give this list 0/5
Posted by Douglas Sadlowski at 4:41 AM | 15/04/2009 | Report Abuse
none of these songs even compare to tom morellos "like a stone" solo
Posted by manuel at 2:13 AM | 18/04/2009 | Report Abuse
don´t forget Jimi Hendrix..what are there White Stripe?Where are Duane Allman?.Pls..
Posted by luis albornoz at 2:35 PM | 29/04/2009 | Report Abuse
Atleast there's no Kurt Cobain. Lets just be thankful for that.
Posted by Rajat Shrestha (Nepal) at 3:12 PM | 09/05/2009 | Report Abuse
WHERE THE HELL IS NOVEMBER RAIN???
its like this:
sweet child o mine...november rain.......stairway to heaven........hotel california.........seize the day.......all along the watchtower....vodoo child......comfortably numb
some of this BS on ur list has prolly nver been heard of man
Posted by nader at 3:16 PM | 23/05/2009 | Report Abuse
worst list ever
how can yo not include lynyrd skynyrd, Hendrix or mettalica?
Seriously, This list offends me.
Oh, might as well put Jay-Z and Lil Wayne on the list as well. *sarcasim*
Posted by GodofRock at 12:59 AM | 07/06/2009 | Report Abuse
great list, f*** Clapton, Synrd and all those other monkeys. This list is much more interesting - mind you should have has Waterfall by the StoneRose rather than that crpappy song of Second Coming, and it is kind of hard to exclude Hendrix, but that said great to see Television and Steely Dan up there.
Posted by tom at 8:29 PM | 14/06/2009 | Report Abuse
I must agree with the other commentors. Can't believe Stevie Ray didn't make this list. I think he does a version of Voodo Chile that was better than Hendrix, where's Hendrix for that matter. Joe Satriani, Clapton, Beck, King, for Pete's sake...
Posted by Tim Pierce at 4:42 PM | 25/06/2009 | Report Abuse
Not a single Jimi Hendrix song? ...What an insult..
If there was an actually well thought out list of the top 20 guitar solo's jimi would prob have 5 of them.. not to mention Page, Vaughn , and Clapton
Posted by Tainted at 2:52 AM | 21/07/2009 | Report Abuse
free bird lynard skynard.......not saying anything else
Posted by ralph at 2:12 AM | 08/08/2009 | Report Abuse
No freebird --> Epic fail.
Posted by Alex at 8:24 PM | 12/08/2009 | Report Abuse
You're joking, right?
Posted by phil at 7:46 AM | 13/09/2009 | Report Abuse
Just a shame that some of the best have been taken off, or closed out, for copyright reasons. It's just a list though. Nothing to get worked up over. Even the guys on the list would tell you that.
Chill Winston, Chill...............
Posted by Johnny Montana at 5:21 PM | 02/10/2009 | Report Abuse
What!!!??? Really, nothing by Metallica? I mean these guys deserve their own respect, but with amazing solos from songs like One, Fade To Black, The Unforgiven III, just to name a few, Kirk Hammett deserves something.
Posted by Greg at 1:19 PM | 08/10/2009 | Report Abuse
What!!!??? Really, nothing by Metallica? I mean these guys deserve their own respect, but with amazing solos from songs like One, Fade To Black, The Unforgiven III, just to name a few, Kirk Hammett deserves something.
Posted by Greg at 1:19 PM | 08/10/2009 | Report Abuse
What!!!??? Really, nothing by Metallica? I mean these guys deserve their own respect, but with amazing solos from songs like One, Fade To Black, The Unforgiven III, just to name a few, Kirk Hammett deserves something.
Posted by Greg at 1:19 PM | 08/10/2009 | Report Abuse
What!!!??? Really, nothing by Metallica? I mean these guys deserve their own respect, but with amazing solos from songs like One, Fade To Black, The Unforgiven III, just to name a few, Kirk Hammett deserves something.
Posted by Greg at 1:19 PM | 08/10/2009 | Report Abuse
What!!!??? Really, nothing by Metallica? I mean these guys deserve their own respect, but with amazing solos from songs like One, Fade To Black, The Unforgiven III, just to name a few, Kirk Hammett deserves something.
Posted by Greg at 1:19 PM | 08/10/2009 | Report Abuse
What!!!??? Really, nothing by Metallica? I mean these guys deserve their own respect, but with amazing solos from songs like One, Fade To Black, The Unforgiven III, just to name a few, Kirk Hammett deserves something.
Posted by Greg at 1:20 PM | 08/10/2009 | Report Abuse
thats a poo list, youve mist out so many amazing solo's and artists and half of them so called solos dont even belong here, number 1 is easily buckethead - soothsayer its just an instrumental the whole way through and its the best sounding one ive ever heard.
i think youve also missed out flipsyde - revolutionary beat but that depends if you like rap aswell but even if you dont i would definatly listen to it just for the guitar solo at the end.
also the white stripes - ball and biscuit is an amazing song i think its the only one where jack has shown off his skills on a guitar and i think he should do it more often.
hmmmmmmm who else... lynard skynard - free bird thats another amazin solo, buckethead - jordon, steve ouimette - we three kings, eric johnson - cliffs of dover and black tide - warriors of time. all the songs ive listed are better than most of these solos, i think this list needs to be remade properly. peace out XD
Posted by thou almighty at 1:30 PM | 09/10/2009 | Report Abuse
Why no Deep Purple? The guitar solo in Child in Time is truly amazing! Also Burn has some more amazing guitar stuff. Why are neither of these on the list?
Posted by Rick at 5:37 PM | 13/10/2009 | Report Abuse
muse should have been first!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by elli at 3:17 PM | 27/10/2009 | Report Abuse
yes yes yes .. finally some recognition for some girls are bigger than others .. great intro outro and just in general underrated as a guitar line !!!!
Posted by babe rainbow :) at 7:24 AM | 26/11/2009 | Report Abuse
Oh Yeah, All Right from Side 2 of Abbey Road is the most underappreciated guitar solo of all time
Posted by John at 5:55 PM | 15/01/2010 | Report Abuse
disappointing not to have the Elliot Randal masterpiece on the Steely Dan cut
Posted by vin roberts at 12:03 AM | 19/01/2010 | Report Abuse
THIS IS SOO WEIRD!!!!!!! I was just listening to Comfortably Numb when I saw this list. When I clicked on the link, I was at the solo part. no joke
Posted by jono at 5:41 AM | 05/04/2010 | Report Abuse
List sucks.
How the hell do you have a freakin michael jackson song over Free Bird and Hotel Cali??
terrible
Posted by your mom at 9:42 AM | 09/04/2010 | Report Abuse
ok guys plug in baby by muse has to be one of the best riffs ive ever heard!
Posted by ciaran at 8:40 PM | 31/07/2010 | Report Abuse
If you think these solos are good. search on youtube Losing September - Warthog. You won't be disappointed. Peace
Posted by Losing September at 5:21 PM | 10/08/2010 | Report Abuse
Pitiful List! It Does Have Good Ones But No List Is Complete Without:
Hotel California - The Eagles!
And What About: Blue Sky - Allman Bros Band?
Posted by Hamza Ansari at 5:07 PM | 24/09/2010 | Report Abuse
jimmy page, jack white and slash...fucking gods..
Posted by exanarchy at 11:09 AM | 14/10/2010 | Report Abuse
Who the fuck did this list , beat it purple rain etc what utter bolloxs.
the true list should read:
1. Jimmy paige from led zepplin - stairway to heaven
2. Douglas Fieger from the kack - my sharona
3. Steve Lukather from toto - hold the line
4. kirk Hammett from metallica - one
5. kirk Hammett from metallica - master of puppets
6. Jimmy paige from led zeelin - whole lotta love
7. Joe satriani - surfing with the alien
8. Eddie Van halen from van halen - eruption
9. slash from guns n roses - sweet child of mine
10. Ritchie Blackmore from deep purple - highway star
this is a list of 10 but its a list that puts this one to shame vote now
Posted by Gareth at 12:52 PM | 29/11/2010 | Report Abuse
Why is Megadeth's Tornado of Souls always overlooked??!!
Seriously,bad list,where is One by Metallica,Floods by Pantera and seriusly,Beat It?
Tht isnt even a proper rock song!
Posted by Headbanger at 8:51 PM | 08/12/2010 | Report Abuse
i don't think any of these songs would be on my list. seems it was assembled by people who don't know much about music or guitar playing
just my opinion.. no hard feelings..
Posted by helaku at 5:10 PM | 23/12/2010 | Report Abuse
i don't think any of these songs would be on my list. seems it was assembled by people who don't know much about music or guitar playing
just my opinion.. no hard feelings..
Posted by DC at 5:12 PM | 23/12/2010 | Report Abuse
Mostly a pop culture list. Wouldve like to see Eric Johnson or Yingwie Malmsteen...just sayin
Posted by Ken Tripp at 5:35 PM | 23/06/2011 | Report Abuse
george harrison was NOT a guitar hero?? love the selection but have another sangria and reflect.
Posted by matty la at 12:05 AM | 28/06/2011 | Report Abuse
Who do they ask to compile these lists? People with no insight into the instrument at all. These aren't great guitarists for the sake of great guitar players. There are a lot of great guitar solos that ought to get recognition, but I fail to see them on this list at all.
Posted by Steve Sheen at 4:00 PM | 27/09/2011 | Report Abuse
Really? Wow. At least now we know that qthemusic.com knows nothing about music. Lets make a top 20 guitar solos EVER list and not include anything my Kirk from Metallica, Dave from Megadeth, not mention Free Bird, and instead include things like Beat It, RATM and freaking Radiohead. *Throws up*
Posted by Jake at 4:24 AM | 30/09/2011 | Report Abuse
Some great riffs.... but for most recognizable by an audience?, "Hit Me With Your Best Shot".... clean, awesome.
Posted by Dan at 1:14 AM | 02/10/2011 | Report Abuse
we will rock u by queen has a nice guitar solo at the end
Posted by random at 6:34 PM | 08/10/2011 | Report Abuse
Where´s Mark Knopfler and his legendary solo in 'Sultans of Swing'???
Posted by Ann at 3:08 PM | 18/10/2011 | Report Abuse
What? No Richard Thompson? (Shoot out the lights) No Martin Barre? (Aqualung). No Pete Townshend? (Who Are You, Live at Leeds). No Jimi? No Edge? No Knopfler (Sultans of Swing). No James Burton? (Luxury Liner) No Keef? (Sympathy) No Duanne Allman slide?
Posted by scott at 7:22 AM | 24/10/2011 | Report Abuse
Need to clarify on Townshend's solos. He never really stretches out. But, listen to his Tommy & My Generation variations on Live at Leeds (Extended). &, old & obscure, an English band called Wishbone Ash w/ disc Argus full of great solos. #1=Aqualung (Martin Barre). #2=Shoot Out the Lights (Richard Thompson).
Posted by scott at 6:18 PM | 26/10/2011 | Report Abuse
Watched that Radiohead vid twice and I still didn't catch the guitar solo. There are plenty of friends of mine (whose opinions I value) who tell me Radiohead is worth a salt. I've yet to see it. Oh, and Jack White is sloppy ALL OF THE TIME. STOP PRAISING JACK WHITE FOR HIS GUITAR SKILLS. It took me five seconds to learn Ball and Biscuit, a riff so easy I'm sure thousands of second-year guitarists have come up with something just like it and thrown it away, for fear of being laughed at.
Posted by Eli at 2:00 PM | 30/11/2011 | Report Abuse
EARTH DEPARTURE by ANIMALS AS LEADERS. these solos aren't even solos in comparison.
Posted by Mike at 4:02 PM | 20/12/2011 | Report Abuse
Aloha Friends!! and.....DICK DALE is NOT on this List WHY??? lolol
Posted by Surfer Dude at 10:07 PM | 12/01/2012 | Report Abuse
i like lid guitar
Posted by abel mesfn at 10:18 AM | 29/07/2012 | Report Abuse
Ah you all missed it... he he... get an ear folks... Ac/Dc... Whole Lotta Rosie studio recording, takes the cake.
Yes I agree with Me....
Posted by neilium at 2:48 PM | 21/08/2012 | Report Abuse
Where is “Money for nothing”???
Fight against homosexual terror!!!
Posted by Morphy at 9:08 PM | 22/08/2012 | Report Abuse
Where is “Money for nothing”???
Fight against homosexual terror!!!
Posted by MorphyMorphy at 9:09 PM | 22/08/2012 | Report Abuse
"Comfortably numb" no doubt the best song of Pink Floyd but it is neither a greatest guitar solo nor a best guitar solo of Pink Floyd. Don't know why many peoples believe it is greatest guitar solo ever it is just a average guitar solo especially when you listen the studio version of it most of the part of this song is not covered by guitar . Many other Pink Floyd tracks like "Shine on your crazy diamond (Part1), "Interstellar Overdrive", "Money" have more interesting guitar part than "Comfortably numb" when you listen their studio version I think"Comfortably numb' considered as best guitar solo ever just because of its popularity in mainstream audience. Pink Floyd is one of the most popular psychedelic rock band ever and "comfortably numb" is their signature track
Posted by Shobhit Bhatnagar at 2:26 PM | 24/09/2012 | Report Abuse
where is "purple haze' by Jimmy Hendrix
every list is incomplete with out riff of Chuck Berry
for god sake not again "Comfortably numb" is the best guitar solo replace it with their "Shine on your crazy diamond" or "Interstellar Over Drive
absence of 'You really got me" by Kinks and Voodoo Child by Jimmy Hendrix doesn't make any sense
Posted by Shobhit Bhatnagar at 2:41 PM | 24/09/2012 | Report Abuse
jimi hendrix nor eric clapton are in the top 20? da fook
Posted by kane escabar at 7:05 PM | 10/10/2012 | Report Abuse
Suck ass list. Only selections that aren't completely clichéd or overrated are Elliot Randall and Buckingham. Also, if you don't think George Harrison was an excellent guitarist you need ears.
Posted by TellMeRalph at 2:54 AM | 04/05/2013 | Report Abuse
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